Here's where to get great takeout at the Jersey Shore for your Super Bowl party
Some people watch the Super Bowl for the football.
Others — like us! — watch it for the food.
We aren't sure what it is about Super Bowl Sunday that gives us carte blanche to consume calories — but bring on the Buffalo wings, guacamole, pizza and burgers!
If you're planning to order food for game day (Feb. 11), here's what local restaurants, food trucks and delis are cooking.
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The Galley Pizza & Eatery, Asbury Park
If you want food from The Galley, order early: Owner Kris Black sold out of his Super Bowl packages last year, and the restaurant was out of food in general before the game began.
The Super Bowl menu features boxes of cheeseburgers sliders ($55 to $180), smoked wings ($80 to $275), Detroit pizza ($80 to $100), and trays of french fries, salad, pasta and crispy chicken sandwiches ($25 to $90). Or get a little of everything with the Game Day box, containing Detroit pizza, boneless Buffalo wings, smoked wings, smash burgers and french fries ($85).
Go: 1313 Memorial Drive, Asbury Park; 732-775-7711, thegalleyasbury.com.
Harry's Smokin' BBQ, South Toms River
Last year, Harry Clayton sold more than 2,400 wings on Super Bowl Sunday — from his food truck.
His Buffalo wings are smoked then fried, and obviously popular, so Clayton recommends customers order early.
Football fans wanting more than wings can order from his catering menu, which has pulled pork and chicken, racks of ribs, brisket and smoked meatloaf ($30 to $180), plus trays of beans, macaroni and cheese, potato salad and cornbread ($35 to $90).
Go: 240 Dover Road, South Toms River; 848-223-9955, harryssmokinbbq.com.
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Aunt Butchie's, Marlboro
This sister business to a restaurant, bakery and cafe in Staten Island has two food packages plus a la carte options for the Super Bowl.
Both packages include a three-foot sub, salad, potato croquettes and rice balls. The larger option adds Buffalo wings ($150 and $199). Other add-ons include Italian egg rolls stuffed with sausage and broccoli rabe, Buffalo calamari, stuffed meatballs, and eggplant caponata, among other dishes ($65 to $85).
Go: 430 Route 9, Englishtown; 732-851-6626, auntbutchiesofbrooklyn.com.
Cafe LaDeDa Market & Bakery, Highlands
Grace Sepe's market is a haven for gluten- and dairy-free diners craving bagels, baked goods, quiche, wraps, stuffed breads and even charcuterie boards.
For the big game, she'll have subs, pizza, stromboli and pasta (prices start around $10), and gluten-free customers can pick up ingredients like cashew cheese, plant-based soups and gluten-free crackers to make their own Super Bowl spread.
Go: 71 Waterwitch Ave., Highlands; 732-993-7423, cafeladeda.com.
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Taliercio's Ultimate Gourmet, Middletown
This deli and market is known for its over-stuffed and over-the-top sandwich creations — like one with chicken cutlets, fried fresh mozzarella, fried long hots and vodka sauce, or the recently created pork roll chopped cheese.
The Super Bowl menu has "giant" subs ($26 per foot), platters of Taliercio's signature fried ravioli, mini sandwiches, antipasto, Buffalo wings and cold cuts, and a package with a three-foot sandwich, baked ziti, sausage and peppers, wings, meatballs, macaroni salad, potato salad and coleslaw ($299).
Go: 544 Route 35 Middletown; 732-576-1888, talierciosdeli.com.
Robbie's Chicken Shack, Stafford
Chicken wings reign supreme on football Sundays, and you can get them by the tray at Robbie's.
Order 50, 75 or 100 wings with sauces like honey chipotle barbecue or garlic parmesan balsamic glaze ($64 to $125), or pair both bone-in and boneless wings with fries and macaroni and cheese ($50). They'll be frying up onion rings, too ($18 for a half tray).
Go: 857 Mill Creek Road, Manahawkin section of Stafford; 609-488-2013, robbieschickenshack.com
Sarah Griesemer joined the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey in 2003 and has been writing all things food since 2014. Send restaurant tips to [email protected], follow on Instagram at Jersey Shore Eats and subscribe to our Jersey Shore Eats newsletter.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Super Bowl 2024: Jersey Shore spots for great takeout
